Phoenix

Profession

Soundtrack, Actor, Music department

Best known for the singles "1901," "Lisztomania" and "Entertainment․"
Nominated for the 2010 American Music Award for Favorite Alternative Artist
Won the 2010 Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album
Christian Mazzalai and Laurent Brancowitz are brothers
Formed in 1999 by Thomas Mars, Deck d'Arcy, Christian Mazzalai and Laurent Brancowitz in Versailles, France
Quote: "(from Thomas Mars) "We always try to put the music first instead of ourselves․""
Quote: "(from Thomas Mars) "We like doing lyrics that are cryptic and abstract, we leave out all the in-betweens, everything that makes sense․ That's impossible to do in French, because every word betrays what's going on․""

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